COVID-19 Updates
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Covid bereaved demand public inquiry and end to ‘political pantomime’
Dominic Cummings’ litany of claims against the government should be formally investigated, say families Boris Johnson is facing a growing clamour to bring forward the start of the coronavirus public…
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Coronavirus: Christian mission cluster at the heart of Ho Chi Minh City outbreak; Japan poised to extend state of emergency
Vietnamese authorities on Friday ordered restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City to stop accepting dine-in customers and restricted a range of activities amid rising coronavirus cases.Beauty parlours, tourist sites, libraries,…
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Indian democracy can learn from Cummings’ dissection of Britain’s Covid-19 failings
Such was the box office pull of Wednesday’s parliamentary testimony by Dominic Cummings, the Rasputin-like ex-aide to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, that what would otherwise have been a dreary…
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Melbourne Covid outbreak: federal government knocks back Victoria’s request for more financial support
Victorian authorities have identified more than 15, 000 close contacts and 121 exposure sites in the latest coronavirus outbreak Melbourne Covid outbreak: live updates Full list of Victorian Covid public…
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US urges WHO to carry out second phase of coronavirus origin study in China
The United States called on Thursday for the World Health Organization to carry out a second phase of its investigation into the origins of the coronavirus, with independent experts given…
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Coronavirus: Facebook reverses ban on posts claiming Covid-19 came from Chinese lab
Facebook has reversed its policy banning posts suggesting Covid-19 emerged from a laboratory amid renewed debate over the origins of the virus, raising fresh questions about social media’s role in…
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Coronavirus: Taiwan working on ‘room temperature’ DNA vaccine to combat Covid-19
Taiwan is working on a Covid-19 vaccine that uses DNA technology and can be stored at room temperature, according to a study published on Thursday.The jab uses genetic material from…
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Tens of thousands of avoidable Covid deaths: is Cummings right?
Analysis: Scientists agree with the former adviser’s claim, with one calling the estimate ‘conservative’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage One of the most shocking allegations made…
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The Guardian view on the Covid inquiry: time to bring it on | Editorial
Dominic Cummings’ charges have strengthened the case for the official public inquiry into coronavirus to be brought forward from next year Faced with Dominic Cummings’ fusillade against Boris Johnson’s handling…